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Open Space Diagram Priority is given to public space and the appropriate location of these spaces within the master plan. The Plan organizes the streets and blocks to create a hierarchy of public spaces. Squares and streets have their size and geometry defused by the inrenrion to create special places. Buildings gain identity by occupying sites that overlook public spaces and help define these spaces within a neighborhood. If needed these manmade open spaces can be utilized as retention beds for stormwater runoff. The plan designates several major open spaces within each of the five precincts. In the east precinct a large quad defined by research buildings is the focal point for the research campus. This space is dimensionally based on McCorkle Place and its relationship to Franklin Street. In the north precinct a small linear space helps organize the research campus buildings, retail and parking decks. In the central precinct a crescent shaped space is the focal point of the town center It connects axially to a large recreational square, which connects to a linear park linking the precinct to the transit busway. In the hilltop precinct the buildings are organized around a linear park with a town square at the western end, that is defined by the transit stop, parking garage, and retail shops. In the wescem precinct several small scale pocket parks provide active and pas- sive areas for the residential inhabitants. Between the eastern and cen- ualprecincts the landfill area is also utilized as recreational playing fields.